Method for conducting radiofrequency sensing involving at least a radiofrequency sensing station as part of a mobile communication network

Abstract

A method for conducting radiofrequency sensing involving at least a radiofrequency sensing station as part of a mobile communication network includes: obtaining, by the radiofrequency sensing station, a sensing-related indication, wherein the sensing-related indication indicates whether the radiofrequency sensing station is allowed to conduct sensing or to activate the radiofrequency sensing functionality at its present location; and based on the sensing-related indication, conducting, by the radiofrequency sensing station radiofrequency sensing, wherein conducting the radiofrequency sensing comprises transmitting a radiofrequency sensing signal and/or receiving a radiofrequency sensing reception signal.

1 . A method for conducting radiofrequency sensing involving at least a radiofrequency sensing station as part of a mobile communication network, the method comprises:
 obtaining, by the radiofrequency sensing station, a sensing-related indication, wherein the sensing-related indication indicates whether the radiofrequency sensing station is allowed to conduct sensing or to activate the radiofrequency sensing functionality at its present location; and   based on the sensing-related indication, conducting, by the radiofrequency sensing station radiofrequency sensing wherein conducting the radiofrequency sensing comprises transmitting a radiofrequency sensing signal and/or receiving a radiofrequency sensing reception signal.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining, by the radiofrequency sensing station, location information. wherein the location information indicates the present location of the radiofrequency sensing station; and   determining, by the radiofrequency sensing station,. based on the location information and further sensing-related location information indicating where the radiofrequency sensing station is allowed to conduct sensing. whether the radiofrequency sensing station is allowed to conduct sensing at the present location.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing-related location information comprises at least one of the following:
 an indication of a location-based specific sensing service configuration, indicating locations where sensing is restricted and/or locations where sensing is allowed;   an indication of which networks the radiofrequency sensing station is allowed or to conduct sensing; or   an indication of a location-based specific sensing service configuration relating to out-of-coverage situations of the radiofrequency sensing station, indicating locations where sensing is restricted in case of an out-of-coverage situation of the radiofrequency sensing station and/or locations where sensing is allowed.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the radiofrequency sensing station obtains the sensing-related indication via a request of the radiofrequency sensing station towards a sensing service node of the mobile communication network; and/or
 wherein the radiofrequency sensing station obtains the sensing-related indication as an information element.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the further sensing-related location information and/or the sensing-related indication comprises specific sensing service configuration information.. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the further sensing-related location information is transmitted to the radiofrequency sensing station and received by the radiofrequency sensing station via at least one of the following:
 over-the-air (OTA) transport mechanism; or   pre-configuration of the further sensing-related location information in a memory location of the radiofrequency sensing station.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the radiofrequency sensing station corresponds to a user equipment. 
     
     
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         13 . A radiofrequency sensing station for conducting radiofrequency sensing, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon;   wherein the processor is configured to execute the processor-executable instructions to facilitate the following being performed by the radiofrequency sensing station:   obtaining, by the radiofrequency sensing station, a sensing-related indication, wherein the sensing-related indication indicates whether the radiofrequency sensing station is allowed to conduct sensing or to activate the radiofrequency sensing functionality at its present location; and   based on the sensing-related indication, conducting, by the radiofrequency sensing station radiofrequency sensing, wherein conducting the radiofrequency sensing comprises transmitting a radiofrequency sensing signal and/or receiving a radiofrequency sensing reception signal.   
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a radiofrequency sensing station having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for conducting radiofrequency sensing, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed, facilitate performance of the following:
 obtaining, by the radiofrequency sensing station, a sensing-related indication, wherein the sensing-related indication indicates whether the radiofrequency sensing station is allowed to conduct sensing or to activate the radiofrequency sensing functionality at its present location; and   based on the sensing-related indication, conducting, by the radiofrequency sensing station radiofrequency sensing, wherein conducting the radiofrequency sensing comprises transmitting a radiofrequency sensing signal and/or receiving a radiofrequency sensing reception signal.